The Tempestt Bledsoe Show

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The Tempestt Bledsoe Show
Starring Tempestt Bledsoe
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companies Dick Clark Productions
Columbia TriStar Television Distribution
Original release
Network Broadcast syndication
ReleaseSeptember 7, 1995 (1995-09-07) 
June 5, 1996 (1996-06-05)

The Tempestt Bledsoe Show (also called Tempestt) is an American daytime talk show presented by Tempestt Bledsoe [1] [2] which aired from 1995 to 1996. [3]

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Background

The series was a lighter take on another talk show that was produced Columbia/Tri-Star at the time, Ricki Lake , and as such focused on issues such as relationships, family issues, and the topics of the day. The series also aired on a majority of stations that also aired Ricki as a way to capitalize on attracting young adult and urban viewers, given Bledsoe and Lake being in their 20s. However, even with or without Lake's program as a lead-in or lead-out, Tempestt failed to win viewers over and was cancelled by June 1996.

Reception

Amy Harrington of Fox News labeled it as one of the worst talk shows in television history. [4]

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References

  1. "Tempestt In a TV Talk Show - 'Cosby' Daughter Bledsoe Is The Newest Lady Chatterly". The New York Daily Times. September 7, 1995.
  2. "Look Who's Talking". The Chicago Tribune . January 16, 1996.
  3. "Ex-Cosby Kid's Talk Show Canceled". The Chicago Sun Times . June 5, 1996.
  4. Harrington, Amy (November 6, 2009). "Worst Talk Shows in TV History". Fox News . Archived from the original on September 28, 2022.